Pay Rate Information

Opportunity is the word for this position. Working for the City of Ann Arbor in the Water Utility Technician position is part of our progression process which gives you opportunities to grow in pay as you grow in your job knowledge. The benefits offered to city employees are some of the best for municipalities in Michigan. We invite you to apply for this great opportunity!

The Water Utility Technician position is represented by the AFSCME union and includes: Level I, II, III, IV, and V.

• Entry level starting pay at Level I is $23.02/hour or $47,991.600 annually per the negotiated current AFSCME Union Contract. Over the span of your career with the City of Ann Arbor, employees in this position will have the potential to make up to $33.94/hour or $70,585.20 annually per the negotiated current Union contract.
• The city has a progression process that allows an employee to promote to higher job duty levels and higher pay after the union 6-month probation, by demonstrating additional technical competencies, knowledge and skills for each level during your career with the City while learning at your own pace.
• In addition to increasing your hourly pay through the progression process, you will receive an annual Increase in pay as negotiated by the AFSCME Union Contract.

Please reference the AFSCME collective bargaining agreement located at: http://www.a2gov.org/departments/Human-Resources/Pages/Compensation-and-Contracts.aspx

Benefits offered with this position include: AFSCME Benefit Summary

Essential Duties

• Manually operating water utility components, including filters, pumps, valves, sludge systems and chemical feed systems
• Planning and performing preventive maintenance on mechanical equipment including engines, motors, pumps, controls and chemical feed systems
• Fabricating parts and modifications and fixing broken equipment
• Monitoring system operations to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and regulatory compliance
• Monitoring raw water supply to detect chemical and biological contaminants
• Preparing written procedures for troubleshooting system maintenance and malfunctions
• Lubricating, adjusting and maintaining plant equipment
• Installing, inspecting and repairing pumps and piping systems
• Performing laboratory tests for process and water quality
• Ordering, receiving, issuing and maintaining record of maintenance parts, machinery, equipment and materials
• Ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations including, but not limited to, hazardous materials
• Following the safe and proper use of various hand, power tools and test instruments and obtaining any necessary certification(s)
• Following City of Ann Arbor written policies, procedures and programs and, proper safety practices for, but not limited to, confined space entry, storing, handling and transporting compressed gases, chemicals and lubricants, and using correct lock-out and tag-out procedures
• Assist in moving or placement of heavy machinery

Related Work

• Completing work process demonstration and documentation
• Performing related work as assigned

Knowledge of:

• Machines and tools, including their design, use, benefit and maintenance
• General operating principles, practices and procedures of a water utilities plant
• General production and processing procedures (input, output, quality control, waste)
• General chemistry and mathematics
• General mechanic practices, procedures, tools, and equipment
• General preventive maintenance practices and adjustment of water utility equipment
• General maintenance management, inventory control and City purchasing procedures
• General computer hardware and software applications
• Basic hazard, work safety and water safety precautions for the water utilities industry

Skills and Ability to:

• Communicate through oral and written instruction
• Function as part of a Self-Directed Work Team
• Repair machines, equipment and systems using necessary tools
• Read, interpret, and follow manuals, plans and technical drawings
• Operate laboratory and plant system equipment and record analytical results
• Monitor operational controls, gauges, dials and meters
• Identify problems and find solutions as an individual and a member of a team
• Conduct tests to determine functionality of water utility components
• Install equipment, machines or wiring to meet specifications

Equipment

Basic hand tools, laboratory and field testing equipment, safety and personal protective equipment (PPE), forklift, personnel lift, power tools, shop equipment and computer and miscellaneous office equipment and motor vehicle

Training and Experience

• High School Diploma/GED
• Mechanical Aptitude
• Experience working the night shift, preferred

Licensing Requirements

• Valid driver's license

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Human & Kinematic Factors:

1) The position requires constant walking, climbing, standing, pushing and pulling.

2) The position requires periods of exposure to extreme weather conditions dependent upon the season, while performing critical work related duties.

(a) The position will experience exposure for extended periods of time with winter temperatures as low as (10O degrees) with additional elemental factors such as snow and high winds.

(b) In reverse, the position will experience summer exposures in excess of (90 degrees) with additional elemental factors of being exposed on rooftops or having to function in a confined space.

3) The position requires frequent bending and lifting with a "per lift weight" in excess of 50 pounds.

4) The position requires physical movement of equipment, material, parts, and supplies well in excess of 50 pounds "per lift".

5) The position requires loading and unloading of equipment, material, parts, and supplies from city vehicles to perform work in the field well in excess of 50 pounds per lift.

6) The position requires the movement of equipment, material, parts, and supplies at work sites in the field by having to gain vertical access through the use of fixed ladders systems.

(a) In certain instances, a single upward climb and decent may be upwards of 150 200 feet each direction.

7) The position requires regular pushing and pulling activities of wheel carts that are loaded with product with a cumulative weight of 450 pounds and greater.

8) The position requires the use of harnesses for purposes of confined space entry and fall protection.

9) The position requires driving a forklift to unload and move material.